🔔 Yet more fixed rate best buys enter the market

Author: Anna Bowes
08th March 2017

Savings Champion Rate Alert

Wednesday 8th March 2017

There has been further changes in our fixed rate best buy tables, with OakNorth Bank launching new versions of its fixed term accounts and Principality Building Society launching a new version of its two year fixed rate cash ISA.

OakNorth Bank launched new versions of its 12 and 15 month fixed term deposits, both with improved rates. This comes within a week of its last improvements and pushes the provider even higher up the one year fixed rate bond table, with its rate of 1.62% gross/AER.

Principality Building Society launched its new 2 Year Fixed Rate Cash ISA, paying 1.26% tax free/AER and is now sitting at the top of the table for the term.

Looking at other fixed rate cash ISAs, Virgin Money continues to sit joint top of the 1 year table, paying 1.05% tax free/AER, accompanied by Bank of Cyprus UK

Skipton Building SocietyPrincipality Building Society and Paragon Bank  are joint top of the 3 year table, each paying 1.30% tax free/AER. Paragon Bank also tops the 5 year table, paying 1.75% tax free/AER.

For more information on these accounts and others available, please see our Fixed Rate Bond and Fixed Rate ISA Best Buy Tables.

If you have any questions or would like help with your savings, we'd love to hear from you, please call us on 0800 321 3581.

Best Savings Deals Summary

If you have any queries regarding our Best Buy Tables, an account featured or the suitability of the account for your needs, please call us on 0800 321 3581.

Best Buy Table Best Account(s) Best Rate (AER)

High Interest Paying Current Account *

Nationwide Building Society

5.00%

Easy Access

RCI Bank^

1.10%

Fixed Rate Bonds

Atom Bank (5 years)

2.40%

Variable Rate ISAs

Paragon Bank

1.05%

Fixed Rate Cash ISAs

Paragon Bank (5 years)

1.75%

Notice Accounts

Secure Trust Bank (90 days)

1.35%

Monthly Income

Atom Bank (5 years)

2.37% gross

Regular Savings

Nationwide Building Society / First Direct M&S Bank

5.00%

Children's Accounts

Saffron Building Society / Halifax 
(Regular Savers)

4.00%

Junior ISAs

Coventry Building Society

3.25%

Help to Buy ISAs

Barclays

2.27%

Our Best Buy Tables are based on whole of market research, independent and have no commercial bias, ensuring that you can rely on them to make an informed decision. Alternatively, please call us on 0800 321 3581 to discuss your savings with one of our expert advisers.

*High interest current accounts often have a number of conditions attached to qualify for the headline rate. Please ensure you carefully read the terms and conditions before proceeding. Many of these current accounts do not require customers to switch their main account.

^Deposits held with RCI Bank are covered up to the value of €100,000 by the FGDR, which is the French equivalent of the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). For more information on this, please call one of our advisers on 0800 321 3581.